97 Ranger Ext Cab Tranny "Clunk" - Ford Forums

11-17-2005, 17:01

I have a 97 ranger ext cab XLT automatic with O/D. When I accelerate from
1st to 2nd, there is a slight hesitation followed by a loud "Clunk" that
practically gives me whiplash. Same thing on deceleration. Other gears is
fine, so at highway speeds, it's good, traffic jams it's friggin' painful.
I've taken it to a transmission shop 3 times and they've changed 2 switches
and the "brain" but it hasn't gotten better. It seems to be OK first thing
in the morning, worse as it warms up. Any ideas?

11-17-2005, 18:01

B wrote:
> I have a 97 ranger ext cab XLT automatic with O/D. When I accelerate from
> 1st to 2nd, there is a slight hesitation followed by a loud "Clunk" that
> practically gives me whiplash. Same thing on deceleration. Other gears is
> fine, so at highway speeds, it's good, traffic jams it's friggin' painful.
> I've taken it to a transmission shop 3 times and they've changed 2 switches
> and the "brain" but it hasn't gotten better. It seems to be OK first thing
> in the morning, worse as it warms up. Any ideas?
>
>
Is there a temp sensor in the trans? I had the same problem with a
Maxima. It was a bad temp sensor telling the "brain" that it was always
cold which made it shift very hard when warm.

11-19-2005, 22:01

I don't think it's the same thing. It doesn't just shift hard, it goes
"Boom!"

"JimV" <jv9999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>B wrote:
>> I have a 97 ranger ext cab XLT automatic with O/D. When I accelerate
>> from 1st to 2nd, there is a slight hesitation followed by a loud "Clunk"
>> that practically gives me whiplash. Same thing on deceleration. Other
>> gears is fine, so at highway speeds, it's good, traffic jams it's
>> friggin' painful. I've taken it to a transmission shop 3 times and
>> they've changed 2 switches and the "brain" but it hasn't gotten better.
>> It seems to be OK first thing in the morning, worse as it warms up. Any
>> ideas?
> Is there a temp sensor in the trans? I had the same problem with a Maxima.
> It was a bad temp sensor telling the "brain" that it was always cold which
> made it shift very hard when warm.